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Personal data Maatje Meertens 


Household of Maatje Meertens

She is married to Gilles Christaan Sinke.

Huwelijk Gilles Sinke en Maatje Meertens, 22-10-1908
Soort akte: Huwelijksakte
Aktedatum: 22-10-1908
Aktenummer: 4
Huwelijksdatum: 22-10-1908
Huwelijksplaats: Oudelande
Bruidegom: Gilles Sinke
Geboorteplaats: Ellewoutsdijk
Leeftijd: 22
Beroep: Boerenknecht
Bruid: Maatje Meertens
Geboorteplaats: Oudelande
Leeftijd: 20
Beroep: Zonder
Vader bruidegom: Cornelis Sinke
Beroep: Schaapherder
Moeder bruidegom: Jacomina van der Schraaf
Beroep: Zonder
Vader bruid: Jan Meertens
Beroep: Arbeider
Moeder bruid: Anthonia Francina Oele
Beroep: Zonder
Toegangsnummer: 25 Burgerlijke Stand Zeeland (1796) 1811-1980
Gemeente: Oudelande
Inventarisnummer: OUD-H-1908

They got married on October 22, 1908 at Oudelande, Zeeland, Nederland, she was 20 years old.


Notes about Maatje Meertens

Geboorteakte Maatje Meertens, 07-04-1888
Soort akte: Geboorteakte
Aktedatum: 1888
Aktenummer: 7
Geboortedatum: 07-04-1888
Geboorteplaats: Oudelande
Kind: Maatje Meertens
Geslacht: Vrouwelijk
Vader: Jan Meertens
Leeftijd: 30
Beroep: arbeider
Moeder: Anthonina Francina Oele
Beroep: arbeidster
Gemeente: Oudelande
Toegangsnummer: 25 Burgerlijke Stand Zeeland (1796) 1811-1980
Inventarisnummer: OUD-G-1888

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Historical events

Birthday April 7, 1888

  • The temperature on April 7, 1888 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
    • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of death May 31, 1973

  • The temperature on May 31, 1973 was between 10.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
    • March 17 » The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
    • March 29 » Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
    • July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • November 25 » Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.
    • December 20 » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
    • December 24 » District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.


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